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One Sweet Surprise In Taipei 101

It was a cold and misty night as the gentle raindrops tickle down the Taipei 101 tower. The buzz of tourists and audio guide echoes softly on the 89th floor observatory. The pair had finished their round of exploring of the many portraits of the tower's structure, it was getting too misty to try to view the area from the windows.

So she suggested that they use the beer float coupon, curious how vanilla ice cream would taste in beer. Settling down on a bench in a quiet dim corner of the observatory to rest their tired feet while enjoying their drink, he suddenly sets his beer down on the bench and asks,

Ryan : Do you know how much I love you?
Jo : Why don't you just tell me? And please don't put your drink there, you're going to knock it over.
Ryan : It'll be fine. Don't worry so much.
Jo : Whatever you say....
Ryan : I love you more than beer.
Jo : Wow....what a great thing you picked to compare *sarcastic*
Ryan : *laughs nervously* Why don't you put down your beer for a moment.
Jo : No, I don't want to spill it, the bench has too many gaps.

It was then she sensed that something was not right. He never puts his beer down unless he needs his hands, he keep checking his jacket pocket thinking she didn't notice. She panics a little trying not to assume what he is trying to do and quickly finishes her drink.

He started to behave more nervously and sticking his hand into in jacket pocket as he inches further to the edge of the bench.

Ryan : Jo, you're my fling.
Jo : What?? Fling?? *looks at him all confused*
Ryan : *gets all serious*
It has been a wonderful 5 year fling,
Now, with this diamond ring,
Would you be my everything,
And make me your king?

He kneels on one knee and presents a little golden box with a ring comfortably sitting there waiting to be picked up. She panics again and asks him to get up before anyone sees him.

Thoughts race through her head at turbo speed but concludes to nothing, she knows that she wants no one else but him and has been waiting for him to do this before they turn 30. And dreaming and hoping he wouldn't do something that draws public attention. She started feeling even more nervous but extremely happy, shy and close to tears for a brief moment and she answers.

Jo : Okay.
Ryan : So does the ring go on the left or right ring finger?
Jo : Left........
Ryan : Phew! I thought you would never put that drink down!

He gets up and sits a little closer to her, knocking down his beer float and spilling it all over the bench and carpet.

Jo : OMG I told you that you're going to accidentally knock it over! Now there's ice cream on the bench!
Ryan : OMG OMG OMG!
Jo : Quickly! Help me wipe it up!

They managed to wipe clean the spill on the bench while looking around hoping no one saw the silly incident.

Ryan : Quick! Lets run away! Nothing happened here!
Jo : Runaway~~~~~~ *giggles*

And off they go disappearing into another section of the observatory, newly engaged.

A Trip To Taiwan

It has finally come to the time of the year where Ninja Ryan's family plans their annual holiday. 2012's destination? Taipei, Taiwan!

The trip to me was a bit spontaneous and all bookings were done in quite a rush, burned a hole in my wallet, but we all manage to secure a nice hotel in a very good location. We were staying at Yomi Hotel is Taipei which is about less than 10 minutes walking distance from ShuangLian MRT station. The hotel was really lovely and cosy, I could only complain about the pillows which were too flat. I need fluffy pillows!

Having only 5 days (26 Oct - 31 Oct, we arrived pretty late at night so it doesn't really count as a 6 days trip) to explore Taipei, we had to do a lot of impromptu planning at breakfast every morning. With the guide that my friend Pauline from work provided, along with a MRT map, we planned each location in sequence. And normally we tend to wake up earlier during a holiday trip so we won't miss out any sights, we discovered that almost every where is Taipei only opens for business at around noon. Our feet touched the ground of Ximen, Wu Fen Pu, Shilin, Jiu Fen, Tam Sui....... I can't remember the names of half of the places. Serves me right for waiting till almost a month later to blog about the trip.

The whole of Taipei was like a land of pasar malam. Every corner of the street are filled with little stores doing little businesses selling a range of things from shoes, clothes to food. And business starts from afternoon till late night. Their malls are quite small compared to those in Kuala Lumpur and Taiwan people are so much more polite compared to Hong Kong shop vendors. And it's so clean there though it is very tough to find a garbage bin anywhere! But the shop vendors actually offer to help us dispose of our empty wrappers after we have eaten our purchase of street food. Sitting is a luxury there, because hunting for a bench to sit on is like a treasure hunt! Little adorable doggies can be seen almost every area we went.

Luckily even though my Mandarin was not very good, it was quite alright communicating with people there and they tried their best to reply us in simple English too. I can't remember all the names of the places we visited, there were too many and all the names are in Chinese. But we did visit Shilin Street Market 3 times! We could not get enough of Shilin Market, we tried to try as much of the street food as we could too.

The weather at Taipei was quite nice during our visit there, even though it rained quite a lot towards the last couple of days of our trip, we were prepared with the automatic umbrellas we bought which were awesome! It was a fun trip, being able to enjoy the cool weather.

Random photos from the trip, mostly food ;p

Ninja Ryan and Yeti says Welcome to Taiwan

Papaya milk and vain moment

I have no idea where I am

Zombies invading Ximen

Foooooood!

Weird looking mushrooms

Taking a bite of Gayke (Penis shaped corndog) It was actually very delicious!

Caught in the act enjoying the delicious "Jian Pao"

Taipei 101

Mandatory to pose here according to Ninja Ryan

I kissed a custard filled fish~

Most delicious bbq scallop I've tasted so far!

Bacon wrapped around......something....

I can't remember what they call it in Taiwan, it has oyster AND pig parts in it.

This is the best out of 3 stalls we tried!

Jiu Fen. Quite a cool place to explore.

Giant Escargot!

Delicious Wild Boar Sausage!

Bak Kut Teh soup Taiwan style~

Giant sizzling steak

"Oh Jian"

As usual, I didn't buy much ;p

Flying back to Malaysia

Happy Ever After Up In The Sky

It has finally happened! Just 3 weeks ago Kel Li and Nigel have finally tied the knot! After months of first anticipating Kel Li's Hen Night which was great, and now The Day has arrived!

The plan was for the bridal party to arrive at about 10.30am to start on the deco, but I was late, no idea what caused the ridiculous jam going through Pudu on that day, but I made in almost in time to help out. The whole Sky Lounge was filled with Tiffany Blue flower pom poms and laughter, as I hop right in to find out what needed an extra pair of hands. But when Kel Li asked if I could climb up the ladder, I froze. Being a little unsteady on high places, am really thankful that Nora came to save the day!

Once the deco was all set up, and rehearsals, it was time for the bride to get ready. A bunch of us scattered off to KLCC to hang out a bit to pass the time before getting ready for the wedding ceremony.

The wedding ceremony begun right on time, which is really rare with Malaysian timing. As the beautiful bride walked down the aisle with her proud father, I couldn't help but wear a silly grin on my face. Everything was so beautiful and intimate, truly holding strong to the symbolizing the holy matrimony of two individuals in love coming together as one united heart.

Out of the many relative and friend weddings I have attended, I have to say that this is my favourite of all. It was not over grant, but sophisticated enough and filled with heart warming speeches form loved ones. It was truly a night to remember for the happy couple and the guests. Also Maya Hotel has the best buffet! Everything was delicious! Kind of makes me crave for more lamb and sashimi.

This way please

Opening the flower pom poms

I accidentally ripped a few :(

Beautifying the grand entrance.

Helping the bride with rehearsal

Adorable Wedding Favours

Guestbook/Wishes Tree filled with beautiful messages from the guests

Delicious food with one of it's kind Tiffany Blue White Chocolate Fountain.

The bridal party.

Group photo!

Ryan and I with the newly weds.

We crack each other up.

One does not simply mess with these two.

Chilling while enjoying the view.

The view.

I do not take any credit for the beautiful photos :)

Hey Monday : Cassadee Pope

So a few days ago, browsing YouTube for updates on my subscriptions as well as scrolling through buzznet, I saw an article about Cassadee Pope auditioning for The Voice! So who is Cassadee Pope? She's the front girl of a band called Hey Monday. One of the many bands that I enjoy listening to.

I was so excited and couldn't wait to watch her audition, cause it's been awhile since her band Hey Monday had any new songs. And now that she's going solo, I'm eager to hear more songs from her! Such a gorgeous girl with a unique voice!

Hey Monday's first single "Homecoming" released in 2008 when Cassadee was about 19 years old!

Cassadee all grown up now and looking gorgeous, singing her beautiful version of Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn".

I want to have hair like hers! Rooting for her to make it to the finals of The Voice!

Photobooth Props - DIY part 2

I am now a believer that in every occasion, party, event ... photo props are a must have! They just add a little more fun into the usual I-don't-know-what-pose-to-do moments.

Being the Tumblr and Pinterest junkie that I am, I've been exposed to so many cute photo props and also collected some websites that provided templates to print and cut. But since I don't own a printer I decided I would try my best to draw them myself while staring at the templates on my laptop screen.

There is was, the opportunity staring at me, Angelic Kellster's Hen Night in planning. Time to make some photo props! Knowing that she loves taking photos, peeeeerfect!

I also decided to add on a few extra props for the Hen Night games and a special blue star wand for Angelic Kellster, which I forgot to mention in my earlier blog post
I also discovered that I accidentally threw out some parts of my stencils, guess I'll just make more soon.

The classic must have props

Truth and Right Answer

Large and Wrong Answer

Blue Star Wand and I Don't Know

Sir Craig INSISTED that I have to made something naughty. So meet Harry Dickhead and Harry Dicknose props ........

Harry Dicknose and Harry Dickhead

Long awaited little parcel

Just another typical day of browsing around at online stores and Etsy, somehow either it was me or Angelic Kellster who stumbled upon some really cool iphone cases with logos from our favorite novels. Harry Potter for her and The Hunger Games for me!

We did not hesitate to get ourselves each a case after asking the Etsy store owner some questions about the material of the casing. And the waiting begins :D

The parcel finally arrived when I got home from work, and the store owner was so sweet to leave a little message along with a cute little rose ring for each of us! Check out their Etsy store here http://www.etsy.com/shop/MyTeenageDream they have a lot of cool stuff and their prices are really affordable!

What's inside?

Tadaa~~!!!!

Cute!

Angelic Kellster's Hen Night - 1st September 2012

The day that Angelic Kellster told me that she wants me to be involved in her Hen Night, I was excited yet scared since I've never attended or plan such an event before. After meeting some of her girlfriends in previous events and getting to know them all. The massive planning via emails have begun!

The very first email blasted out was dated waaaaaaay back in February 2012 so that we could all save the date. Though there were little ideas thrown around on the theme and stuff, since we know a few themes the bride-to-be would love but it could be quite a challenge to prepare as well. The massive planning only begun some time in May 2012, after the theme was selected.

It was a little messy at first as some of the girls could not make it due to personal reasons and but we manage to pull through and got everything ready just in time to surprise the bride-to-be! Fingers crossed on her having a blast!

First was the whole afternoon of talking nonsense and enjoying each other's time with a delicious lunch at Ben's.

Mandatory group shot.

Next we successfully trapped Angelic Kellster into getting her 'secret' hairdo done. We all joined in the fun too~

Like our hairdo?

Then it was back to the hotel to chillax a little more before getting ready for the main event! If only there was video evidence of the mayhem during that time, all the running around and exploring of each others' make up collections ;p

The Celebrity has arrived!

Kel Li Hepburn ready for her close-up

Photo props and cake pops!

Special place cards

Special balloons too!

Ready for some games?

Like a sir~

"What are you looking at young lady?"

I'm ready for my close-up

Time for your Dares

Reward for being a sport with the Dares. Special present time!

 It was definitely a great night with lots of laughs and the Bride-to-be was overjoyed. Mission accomplished! And the food at Acme Bar & Coffee was so delicious!

Photo props close-up

It's a salad with some chicken. I can't remember the name.

Salted Egg Chicken. A must have!

Lamp Chop

Pasta with duck and mushrooms. 

Chilli Cancarney Puffs?

Jen, Kel Li, Jamie, Joanna, Nora

"Till next time..."